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https://rediscoveringu.com/conversation-hearts/#respondWed, 13 Feb 2019 02:12:01 +0000https://rediscoveringu.com/?p=9281​Remember when we were in grade school and Valentine’s parties were something we looked forward to? The teacher would have each of us make a pretty Valentine box with a slit at the top for your classmates to slide a card into. And then there was the one boy you had a huge crush on. […]

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https://rediscoveringu.com/im-so-proud-of-myself/#respondWed, 06 Feb 2019 03:32:31 +0000https://rediscoveringu.com/?p=9248My 8 year old granddaughter was in the cast of the show, Honk!, a musical based on the story of the Ugly Duckling. Sitting in the middle school auditorium on opening night, my daughter and I grinned and grinned every time we saw her on stage. In two scenes she was one of the little […]

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https://rediscoveringu.com/dreaming-girl/#respondWed, 30 Jan 2019 00:32:12 +0000https://rediscoveringu.com/?p=9228Photo by Karina Vorozheeva on Unsplash When I was first married, my husband and I bought an artist’s print of a young girl sitting with her legs pulled up so her chin rested on her knees, and her arms gently wrapped around her legs. The artist named the print Dreaming Girl because he surrounded her […]

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https://rediscoveringu.com/perfect/#respondMon, 21 Jan 2019 18:50:29 +0000https://rediscoveringu.com/?p=9208​Perfect is quite a word. Depending on the tone in your voice it can mean different things. When a favorable answer to a question is given, a happy tone of “perfect” works. When something not so great happens, an angry tone of “perfect” may fit the situation. A satisfied tone of “perfect” could be in […]

]]>https://rediscoveringu.com/perfect/feed/0GPS for Lifehttps://rediscoveringu.com/gps-for-life/
https://rediscoveringu.com/gps-for-life/#respondWed, 16 Jan 2019 01:20:02 +0000https://rediscoveringu.com/?p=9194Photo by Samuel Foster on Unsplash The maze of detours and construction downtown Minneapolis did not phase my GPS as it took me safely and easily to my destination. I wondered what it would be like if I had a GPS for my life, though often I don’t even know where I want to go, […]

]]>https://rediscoveringu.com/gps-for-life/feed/0Beauty and the Beasthttps://rediscoveringu.com/beauty-and-the-beast/
https://rediscoveringu.com/beauty-and-the-beast/#respondThu, 03 Jan 2019 01:46:25 +0000https://rediscoveringu.com/?p=9158Photo by Cederic X on Unsplash The other night I curled up in a big chair under a cozy blanket and flipped through TV channels, catching glimpses of car chases and explosions and deranged killers running from police. Ahhh… what passes for entertainment. Then gratefully I found a channel with Disney’s charming Beauty and the […]

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https://rediscoveringu.com/the-unresolved-new-year/#respondTue, 25 Dec 2018 21:39:34 +0000https://rediscoveringu.com/?p=9138Exercise more, eat healthier, and stay within a budget are all fine and familiar New Year’s resolutions. Seemingly more ambitious resolutions include finding the perfect job, the perfect house, or the perfect vacation, though I have to say that for me, exercising, eating healthy and staying within my budget are quite ambitious enough! I have […]

]]>https://rediscoveringu.com/the-unresolved-new-year/feed/0Rediscovering Holiday Traditionshttps://rediscoveringu.com/rediscovering-holiday-traditions/
https://rediscoveringu.com/rediscovering-holiday-traditions/#respondFri, 21 Dec 2018 22:55:20 +0000https://rediscoveringu.com/?p=9129Divorce gives us the opportunity to reevaluate many things in our life, including which holiday traditions we want to continue and what new traditions we’d like to create. Even so, if you are dealing with divorce you may be furious right now. “What do you mean, NEW traditions? Everything in my life is changing, and […]

]]>https://rediscoveringu.com/rediscovering-holiday-traditions/feed/0Rediscovering Meaning During the Holidayshttps://rediscoveringu.com/rediscovering-meaning-during-the-holidays/
https://rediscoveringu.com/rediscovering-meaning-during-the-holidays/#respondWed, 12 Dec 2018 02:52:38 +0000https://rediscoveringu.com/?p=9090When we think of holidays, it is often vibrant visions of Christmas that appear: mouthwatering meals, laughter, singing, and family gathered around a Christmas tree lovingly decorated with ornaments twinkling with special memories. I have to confess that being Jewish, our family Christmas eve tradition was going to a movie and then out for Chinese […]

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https://rediscoveringu.com/how-do-you-define-yourself/#commentsThu, 06 Dec 2018 01:28:47 +0000https://rediscoveringu.com/?p=9067I was connected to a woman named Sue who owned two horses. Since I love horses she invited me out to her barn to show me around. Her two horses were very different from each other. Tobi was a gentle paint who graciously accepted the carrots I offered him and then stretched out his neck […]